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15, I'll come and see you before i ....... for the States

A, leave B, will leave C, have left D,shall leave

16, The little girl asked what ........... to het friend

A, has happened B, happened C,had happened D, would have been happened

18, he said he ....... return later

A ,will B, would C,can D,would be

19 , jack.......... the door

A, has just opened B, open C,have opened D, opening

21, almost everyone ...... for home by the time we arrived

A, leave B,left C, leaves D, had left

22, By the age of 25, he ........... two famous novels

A,wrote B, writes C,has written D,had written

23, when her husband was in the army , Mary ......... to him twice a week

A, was reading B,wrote C,was written D,had written

24, i couldn't cut the grass because the lawn mower .......... a few days previously

A, broken down B, has been broken C,had broken down D,breaks down

25, i have never played badminton before.This is the first time i ......... to play

A,try B,tried C,have tried D,am trying

26, Since ...... ,i have heard nothing fron him

A,he had left B,he left C,he has left D, he was left

28, By the end of next year , Georege ...... english for two years

A, will have learned B,will learn C,has learned D, would learn

Gíup mình chọn và GIẢI THÍCH TẠI SAO CHỌN ĐÁP ĐÓ NỮA VÌ CÔ MÌNH HỎI RẤT KĨ, cảm ơn nhiều

1. When I last saw him, he ... in London

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D.has been living

2. Jack ... the door

A. has just painted B.paint C. will have painted D.painting

3. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago B. since ten years

C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

4. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered

C. had discovered D. had been discovering

5. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

6. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living

7. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

8. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working B. will work

C. have been working D. will be working

9. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

10. I'll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

11. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened

C. had happened D. would have been happened

12. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

13. He said he _______ return later.

A. will B. would C. can D. would be

14. I have been waiting for you ______.

A. since early morning B. since 9 a. m

C. for two hours D. All are correct

15. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

16. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

17. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

18. I couldn't cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

19. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

20. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

21. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

22. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

23. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

24. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

25. Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

26. Turn off the gas. Don't you see that the kettle ________?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

27. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

28. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

29. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

30. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

Chọn và giải thích đáp án chọn giúp mình với:

1. When I last saw him, he ... in London

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D.has been living

2. Jack ... the door

A. has just painted B.paint C. will have painted D.painting

3. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago B. since ten years

C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

4. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered

C. had discovered D. had been discovering

5. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

6. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living

7. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

8. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working B. will work

C. have been working D. will be working

9. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

10. I'll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

11. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened

C. had happened D. would have been happened

12. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

13. He said he _______ return later.

A. will B. would C. can D. would be

14. I have been waiting for you ______.

A. since early morning B. since 9 a. m

C. for two hours D. All are correct

15. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

16. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

17. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

18. I couldn't cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

19. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

20. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

21. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

22. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

23. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

24. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

25. Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

26. Turn off the gas. Don't you see that the kettle ________?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

27. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

28. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

29. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

30. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

Giúp mình với ạ mai mình cần

Chọn và giải thích đáp án chọn giúp mình với:

1. When I last saw him, he ... in London

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D.has been living

2. Jack ... the door

A. has just painted B.paint C. will have painted D.painting

3. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago B. since ten years

C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

4. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered

C. had discovered D. had been discovering

5. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

6. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living

7. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

8. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working B. will work

C. have been working D. will be working

9. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

10. I'll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

11. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened

C. had happened D. would have been happened

12. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

13. He said he _______ return later.

A. will B. would C. can D. would be

14. I have been waiting for you ______.

A. since early morning B. since 9 a. m

C. for two hours D. All are correct

15. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

16. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

17. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

18. I couldn't cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

19. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

20. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

21. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

22. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

23. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

24. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

25. Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

26. Turn off the gas. Don't you see that the kettle ________?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

27. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

28. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

29. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

30. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

1. He is used to------------ up early in the morning.

A. get          B. getting    C. have gotten                D. got

2. The boy was kept indoors----------- naughty.

A. to be       B. have been                   C. for being           D. when he

3. I shall never forget-----------with you to Paris last year.

A. staying    B. to staying C. to stay              D. stayed

4. I am looking forward to -----------you.

A. having seen                B. seeing     C. to see                D. all are wrong

5. I am always remember------------ off the lights before I leave my house.

A. turning   B. to turn    C. turned              D. being turned

6. I can remember---------- very proud and happy when I graduated.

A. to be       B. being      C. be                     D. been

7. Did you remember------------ Jack my message?

A. have given                 B. be given  C. giving               D. to give

8. What did you forget------------ before you left for class this morning?

A. to do       B. doing      C. have done                   D. being done

9. Don’t forget------------ your homework tonight!

A. doing      B. to do       C. to be done                  D. having done

10. It’s important--------------.

A. not worrying              B. not worry C. to not worry               D. not to worry

11. That book isn’t worth-----------.

A. read        B. reading   C. being read                  D. to read

12. It’s no good---------- him the truth now.

A. to tell      B. tell          C. telling               D. not to tell

13. It’s no use------------ you didn’t know.

 A. pretending                B. pretend   C. to pretend                  D. pretended        

14. When I’m on holiday,I enjoy----------- to get up early.

A. not have B. not having                  C. having not                  D. not to have

15. Sorry ----------- you waiting so long.

A. to keep   B. have kept C. keeping            D. to keeping

16. That’s all right. I don’t mind------------ waiting.

A. have kept B. having kept                C. be kept             D. being kept

17. She admitted---------- the money.

A. stolen     B. be stealing                  C. have stolen                 D. having stolen

18. Would you mind----------- the door?

A. close       B. have closed                C. closing             D. to close

19. William suggested---------- to the cinema.

A. to go       B. gone       C. go                     D. going

20. Your shoes need------------.

A. to be cleaned              B. cleaning  C. to clean   D. A&B  are correct

21. Our house wants------------.

A. to be decorated    B. decoratingC. to decorate    D. A&B  are correct

22. How about --------- a drink?

A.  to have  B. having    C. have       D. have had

23. I suggest---------- at home for a change.

A. staying   B. to stay    C. having stayedD. stay

24. Do you consider---------- our friends on Sunday?

A. to invite  B. invite      C. inviting   D. have invited

25. Would you mind ------------ me a hand?

A. to give    B. have given                  C. give        D. giving

26. We escaped----------- to the meeting.

A. have been asked   B. to be asked   C. being asked                  D. be asked

27. Why did she avoid----------you?

A. to have met                B. meeting   C. to meet    D. being met

28. I prefer----------- to------------.

A. walking-cycle            B. walk-cycle        C. walking-cycling D. to walk-cycling

29. I ran ten kilometers without-----------.

A. stop        B. stopping C. stopped   D. be stopping

30. He is quite used to ----------- .

A. work hard                  B. hardly working   C. work hard                 D. working hard

31. I strongly objected to----------- a fee for using my credit card.

A. be charged                 B. charge     C. be charging       D. being charged

32. We should avoid ----------- our environment.

A. to pollute B. polluted  C. polluting D. being polluted

33. Do you consider---------- another job?

A. to get      B. to have got                 C. get D. getting

34. Nobody will approve of your----------- that way.

A. have behaved             B. behaving C. having to behave        D. behave

35. The tender plants need----------- against the cold weather.

A. protecting                  B. to protect C. protection         D. A&C are correct

36. ---------- natural resources is of great importance.

A. Be preserve                B. Preserving        C. Preserved D. Presevered

37. The exam is coming,so the teachers make their students--------- a lot.

A. working B. worked   C. to work   D. work

 38. Her parents want her--------- a doctor.

A. to become                  B. become   C. to becoming      D. becoming

39. It is kind of you -----------me the direction.

A. giving     B. give        C. to give              D. gives

40. The teacher never lets us ----------out when-----------.

A. to go- explains           B. go-explaining  

C. go-to explain                                 D. gone-explained

1. He is used to------------ up early in the morning.

A. get          B. getting    C. have gotten                D. got

2. The boy was kept indoors----------- naughty.

A. to be       B. have been                   C. for being           D. when he

3. I shall never forget-----------with you to Paris last year.

A. staying    B. to staying C. to stay              D. stayed

4. I am looking forward to -----------you.

A. having seen                B. seeing     C. to see                D. all are wrong

5. I am always remember------------ off the lights before I leave my house.

A. turning   B. to turn    C. turned              D. being turned

6. I can remember---------- very proud and happy when I graduated.

A. to be       B. being      C. be                     D. been

7. Did you remember------------ Jack my message?

A. have given                 B. be given  C. giving               D. to give

8. What did you forget------------ before you left for class this morning?

A. to do       B. doing      C. have done                   D. being done

9. Don’t forget------------ your homework tonight!

A. doing      B. to do       C. to be done                  D. having done

10. It’s important--------------.

A. not worrying              B. not worry C. to not worry               D. not to worry

11. That book isn’t worth-----------.

A. read        B. reading   C. being read                  D. to read

12. It’s no good---------- him the truth now.

A. to tell      B. tell          C. telling               D. not to tell

13. It’s no use------------ you didn’t know.

 A. pretending                B. pretend   C. to pretend                  D. pretended        

14. When I’m on holiday,I enjoy----------- to get up early.

A. not have B. not having                  C. having not                  D. not to have

15. Sorry ----------- you waiting so long.

A. to keep   B. have kept C. keeping            D. to keeping

16. That’s all right. I don’t mind------------ waiting.

A. have kept B. having kept                C. be kept             D. being kept

17. She admitted---------- the money.

A. stolen     B. be stealing                  C. have stolen                 D. having stolen

18. Would you mind----------- the door?

A. close       B. have closed                C. closing             D. to close

19. William suggested---------- to the cinema.

A. to go       B. gone       C. go                     D. going

20. Your shoes need------------.

A. to be cleaned              B. cleaning  C. to clean   D. A&B  are correct

21. Our house wants------------.

A. to be decorated    B. decoratingC. to decorate    D. A&B  are correct

22. How about --------- a drink?

A.  to have  B. having    C. have       D. have had

23. I suggest---------- at home for a change.

A. staying   B. to stay    C. having stayedD. stay

24. Do you consider---------- our friends on Sunday?

A. to invite  B. invite      C. inviting   D. have invited

25. Would you mind ------------ me a hand?

A. to give    B. have given                  C. give        D. giving

26. We escaped----------- to the meeting.

A. have been asked   B. to be asked   C. being asked                  D. be asked

27. Why did she avoid----------you?

A. to have met                B. meeting   C. to meet    D. being met

28. I prefer----------- to------------.

A. walking-cycle            B. walk-cycle        C. walking-cycling D. to walk-cycling

29. I ran ten kilometers without-----------.

A. stop        B. stopping C. stopped   D. be stopping

30. He is quite used to ----------- .

A. work hard                  B. hardly working   C. work hard                 D. working hard

31. I strongly objected to----------- a fee for using my credit card.

A. be charged                 B. charge     C. be charging       D. being charged

32. We should avoid ----------- our environment.

A. to pollute B. polluted  C. polluting D. being polluted

33. Do you consider---------- another job?

A. to get      B. to have got                 C. get D. getting

34. Nobody will approve of your----------- that way.

A. have behaved             B. behaving C. having to behave        D. behave

35. The tender plants need----------- against the cold weather.

A. protecting                  B. to protect C. protection         D. A&C are correct

36. ---------- natural resources is of great importance.

A. Be preserve                B. Preserving        C. Preserved D. Presevered

37. The exam is coming,so the teachers make their students--------- a lot.

A. working B. worked   C. to work   D. work

 38. Her parents want her--------- a doctor.

A. to become                  B. become   C. to becoming      D. becoming

39. It is kind of you -----------me the direction.

A. giving     B. give        C. to give              D. gives

40. The teacher never lets us ----------out when-----------.

A. to go- explains           B. go-explaining  

C. go-to explain                                 D. gone-explained

Bài 1: Bài tập về các thì
1. I (learn) English for seven years now.
2. But last year I (not/ work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not/ be)
really that good then.
3. As I (pass/ want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to
London.
5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.
6. Before I (go) to London, I (not/ enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all over the
world.
8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the course.
10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.
11. And I (begin/ already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.
13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not/ be) any time to be lost.
14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a while.
16. As you (see/ can), I (become) a real London fan already.
Bài 2: Chọn đáp án đúng nhất
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. hadn't seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend
C. was attending D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered
C. had discovered D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working B. will work
C. have been working D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now.
A. am being B. was being
C. have been being D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
15. I'll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened B. happened
C. had happened D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will B. would C. can D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened B. open
C. have opened D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______.
A. since early morning B. since 9 a. m
C. for two hours D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written
24. I couldn't cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down B. has been broken
C. had broken down D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn
C. has learned D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes
33. Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don't you see that the kettle ________?
A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go B. is going C. goes D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working B. works C. is working D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming

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1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living

2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

A. don't see B. haven't seen C. didn't see D. hadn't seen

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

A. am attending B. attend

C. was attending D. attended

7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.

A. ten years ago B. since ten years

C. for ten years ago D. for ten years

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

A. discovered B. has discovered

C. had discovered D. had been discovering

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. was still living

11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

A. will play B. will be playing C. play D. would play

12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

A. will have been working B. will work

C. have been working D. will be working

13. I _______ in the room right now.

A. am being B. was being

C. have been being D. am

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

A. have been B. was C. were D. had been

15. I'll come and see you before I _______ for the States.

A. leave B. will leave C. have left D. shall leave

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

A. has happened B. happened

C. had happened D. would have been happened

17. John ______ a book when I saw him.

A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading

18. He said he _______ return later.

A. will B. would C. can D. would be

19. Jack ________ the door.

A. has just opened B. open

C. have opened D. opening

20. I have been waiting for you ______.

A. since early morning B. since 9 a. m

C. for two hours D. All are correct

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left

22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.

A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written

23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.

A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written

24. I couldn't cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.

A. broke down B. has been broken

C. had broken down D. breaks down

25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.

A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left

27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had

28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.

A. will have learned B. will learn

C. has learned D. would learn

29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.

A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk

30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go

31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.

A. finish B. finishes C. will finish D. finishing

32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone B. did go C. went D. goes

33. Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.

A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing

34. Turn off the gas. Don't you see that the kettle ________?

A. boil B. boils C. is boiling D. boiled

35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

A. leave B. are leaving C. leaving D. are left

36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

A. go B. is going C. goes D. going

37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.

A. working B. works C. is working D. work

38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

A. am going B. have been going C. go D. had gone

39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died

40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

A. would come B. will come C. comes D. coming